Pauline détective (2012)

Director
Marc Fitoussi

Main cast
Sandrine Kiberlain; Audrey Lamy; Claudio Santamaria; Antoine Chappey; Anne Benoît

Genres
Comedy

Description
After she has been dumped by her boyfriend, Pauline allows her sister to take her to a palace on the Italian Riviera. Instead of savouring the delights of a carefree existence, Pauline prefers to take on the role of an amateur sleuth, convinced that a crime has been committed in the environs. She ropes a handsome lifeguard into her investigation...


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